Table 6.
Comparison of outcomes obtained with palliative SEMS vs. decompressive colostomy.
| Outcomes | Total (n = 71) |
Palliative SEMS (n = 50) |
Decompressive colostomy/ileostomy (n = 21) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical success, n (%) | 47 (66.2) | 30 (60.0) | 17 (81.0) | 0.089 |
| Complications, n (%)a | 26 (36.6) | 20 (40.0) | 6 (28.6) | 0.362 |
| Early complications, n (%) | 12 (44.4) | 9 (42.9) | 3 (50.0) | 1.000 |
| Late complications, n (%) | 16 (59.3) | 13 (61.9) | 3 (50.0) | 0.662 |
| Reinterventions, n (%) | 20 (29.0) | 19 (40.4) | 1 (5.0) | 0.004 |
| Colostomy rate, n (%) | 32 (41.1) | 11 (22.0) | 21 (100) | 0.001 |
| Chemotherapy administration, n (%) | 23 (32.9) | 17 (34.7) | 6 (28.6) | 0.617 |
| ICU, n (%) | 2 (2.8) | 2 (4.0) | 0 | 1.000 |
| Hospital stay (days), mean ± SD (range) | 12.6 ± 10.5 (1–51) | 14.9 ± 11.6 (1–51) | 7.3 ± 4.3 (1–15) | 0.004 |
| Mortality, n (%) | ||||
| 30-day mortality | 13 (23.2) | 7 (17.9) | 6 (35.3) | 0.157 |
| Overall mortality | 56 (84.8) | 39 (81.3) | 17 (94.4) | 0.264 |
| Survival (days), mean ± SD (range) | 294.7 ± 47.1 (1–1931) | 296.3 ± 59.7 (2–1931) | 290.9 ± 75.7 (1–848) | 0.988 |
a
More than one patient had more than one complication.